Letter: Restaurants, hospitals wrong to use styrofoam

Posted: October 31, 2012 - 7:10pm

I agree with Randi Culp (Letter: Amarillo should do more recycling, Oct. 21, amarillo.com), who was wondering why Amarillo doesn’t do more recycling.

I’ve noticed the two recycling bin sites I use regularly (one is behind a well-known grocery store on Georgia Street at Southwest 26th Avenue and one is on Southwest 45th Avenue and Bell Street) have stopped accepting plastic and glass — I was sorry to discover.

I also wonder why hospitals and restaurants still use styrofoam cups of all sizes. I’ve been told styrofoam is not recyclable.

I think we should all go back to using those paper cups we used to see in the past. They were lined with a waxy substance to make them stronger and waterproof.